Shoe construction



Dec. 31, 1946. Z|N]T| 2,413,481

SHOE CONSTRUCTION Original Filed Dc. 28, v1939 A iiorneys Patented Dec. 31, 1946 SHOE CONSTRUCTION Evelyn Ziniti, New York, N. Y.

Substituted for abandoned application Serial No. 311,397, December 28, 1939. This application October 4, 1945, Serial No..620,222

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new. and useful improvements in shoes and more particularly to a shoe constructed of such a nature as to offer not only a reinforced toe construction, but also a construction of unique and distinctively ornate appearance.

An important object of the invention is to provide a shoe which combines style and durability in a construction of marked simplicity and of low cost of manufacture.

More specifically, novelty is predicated upon an individually stylish shoe characterized essentially by a novel toe construction, that is, a form of toe in which the outer end or terminal portion is fashioned to include a triangular peak-like extension, the inner base portion thereof being upturned and the apex portion bent back and down on the body of the toe construction, this to provide an ornamental and reinforcing beak, said apex having an eye therein and said eye coacting with regularly positioned eyelet on the toe construction, whereby to permit a shoe lace to be laced through all of said eyes and to hold said beak properly in place. 7

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of one form of the shoe.

Figure 2 i a perspective view of the forward portion of the upper with the beak unattached.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the forward portion of the shoe upper.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the external face of the blank partly folded.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the blank showing the fold lines.

Referring to the drawing wherein like no.- merals designate like parts, it can be-seen in Figure 1 that the improved construction resides principally in the forward upper section 5. This forward upper section is constructed fro-m a blank substantially as shown in Figures 4 and 5. This blank is struck from a sheet of the desired pliable material. The intermediate portion of this blank a is bent on the two inwardly converging fold lines b-b and further bent on the fold lines c-c so that the area d can be brought under the area 6 with the result that the edges f are brought under the area e with the result that the edges .f] are brought together and in interlapping relation where they are sewed together as at 6.

This seam 6 not only extends along the edges i but also along the edges g located at the rear side of the beak 'l' which is formed of the sections d, e and h.

Some styles of shoes now on the market have this peak or beak pointed and upstanding, presenting a sort of Persian effect. This odd style, while having some degree of popularity, has only been accepted by women who have a desire for radically new styles and shapes.

The present invention not only presents the above style in a modified way but also adds strength to the shoe by way of utilizing the ornamental peak as a reinforcing adjunct.

As shown in Figure 2, the apex portion of the triangularly shaped peak 1 is provided with an eye 8. It is also shown in Figures 1 and 3, that each side of the seam line 6 is provided with eyes 9. A single shoe string is laced through these eyes 9 and through the eye 8 of the peak I, being then drawn substantially taut and tied as shown in Figure 1. This holds said bent back peak I down and intimately fiat against the toe portion of the shoe as depicted in Figure 1 and clearly detailed in Figure 3.

The accompanying application is a complete new proceeding but is based on a corresponding application identified as Serial No. 311,397, filed December 28, 1939, by me, the same having been abandoned.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

I claim:

In a shoe construction, a toe portion constructed of portions stitched together longitudinally along the top of the toe portion, said toe portion being constructed to define an upstanding beak at the forward extremity thereof, an eye in the tip portion of the beak formation, said toe portion having eyes at opposite sides of the aforementioned stitched portion, and an elongated tie element laced through the eyes at the opposite side of the stitched portion and through the eye at the tip portion of the beak formation to hold the beak formation fiatly against the forward end of the stitched portion and to reinforce the stitched portion of the toe portion.

EVELYN ZINITI. 

